Keyword: Wearables

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News: Sensors/Data Acquisition

BioSensics, Newton, MA, has received a $3 million, three-year award from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). This grant will support the development...

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Quiz: Robotics, Automation & Control
The sport of golf continues to evolve as technology enables golfers to increase distance and accuracy and improved overall performance. Take this quiz to learn more about the impact of medical technology on the sport and the players.
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INSIDER: Materials

A photonic material-based “soft, ultrathin, radiative-cooling interface” that greatly enhances heat dissipation in devices, with temperature drops more than 56 °C,...

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R&D: Wearables
Researchers have designed a thin, digital display that can bend in half or stretch to more than twice its original length while still emitting a fluorescent pattern.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A patent-pending method developed by Purdue University researchers brings the public one step closer to clothes with wearable electronics that don’t affect the wearer’s comfort. The method also simplifies the manufacturing process and boosts sensing capability.
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INSIDER: Wearables

A new wearable sensor continuously monitors sweat lactate during exercise. The device incorporates a bubble-trapping region in its microfluidic system. The proposed technology can facilitate...

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INSIDER: Wearables

An innovative sweat biosensor uses a technique called heat-transfer printing to fix a thin, flexible chloride ion sensor onto a textile substrate. The biosensor can be transferred to fiber...

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INSIDER: Wearables

A fully wireless ultrasound patch can continuously track critical vital signals such as heart rate and blood pressure. The patch, which can capture detailed medical information and...

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Features: Wearables
SAE Media Group’s inaugural Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices USA Conference takes place in Boston, September 13–14, 2023. SAE spoke with conference speaker Alexandra Benbadis about her insights on this vital market.
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Briefs: Wearables
A bionic pancreas — a wearable, pocket-sized, automated insulin delivery device — has been cleared by the FDA. The iLet Bionic Pancreas is now commercially available.
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Videos of the Month: Robotics, Automation & Control
The videos of the month include a wearable patch that applies painless ultrasonic waves to the skin, millirobots, drug-delivery systems, and more.
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control

Researchers have developed an automatic process for making soft sensors. These universal measurement cells can be attached to almost any kind of object. Applications are...

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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

A first-of-its-kind wearable skin sensor can wirelessly detect the presence of C-reactive protein (CRP) in human sweat. The sensor will make it easier for patients and medical...

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Briefs: Medical
Today, the exponential growth of data poses significant challenges for traditional cloud computing models, which struggle to keep up with demand. That’s where edge computing comes in.
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Videos of the Month: Medical
The videos of the month include an exoskeleton released into the "wild," a magnetic tentacle robot, fish-shaped microrobots, and more.
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Briefs: Wearables
Researchers have developed a thermoelectric generator (TEG) that can continuously generate electricity using heat from the sun and a radiative element that releases heat into the air.
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Briefs: Wearables
Researchers have developed a fully knitted, circuit-embedded knee wearable for wireless sensing of joint motion in real time. Compared to other knitted electronics, this model has fewer externally integrated components and a more sensitive sensor, making it less error prone.
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On-Demand Webinars: Medical
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Trends in wearable technology follow those of the broader biomedical and electronics industries — devices are getting smaller, smarter, and easier to use. Wearables in healthcare have moved toward...

INSIDER: Medical

A new flexible, wearable medical device could provide a major boost in the fight against heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. The ultrathin, lightweight electronic tattoo, or...

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INSIDER: Medical

Using 3D printing and hydrogel technology, researchers are moving closer to being able to create devices that better match the human body than the electronic devices...

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R&D: Medical
A wearable electrical stimulation and vibration therapy system might be just what the doctor ordered for people experiencing foot pain and balance loss due to diabetic neuropathy.
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Briefs: Medical
The Defense Department is looking to expand the use of its wearable technology to other infectious disease detection in service members, which leaders say will aid in readiness.
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Briefs: Medical
A new smart material developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different stimuli.
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Briefs: Medical
Wearable sensors can be used to monitor a person’s perspiration rate and provide information about the skin, nervous system activity, and underlying health conditions. Some sweat cannot be measured with current sensors.
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Global Innovations: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers from Japan have developed a novel, wireless, parity-time symmetry-based bioresonator that can detect minute concentrations of tear glucose and blood lactate.
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INSIDER: Medical

A new sustainable electrocardiogram patch is fully recyclable. The device, made of biomaterials, is modular, so electronic components can be easily removed from the disposable patch and used...

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Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Biotricity’s continuous heart rhythm monitor uses advanced technology to deliver unlimited heart data insights.
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Quiz: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Medical devices have a long history of helping to heal injured athletes, and now devices are helping them improve their performance. Take this quiz to learn more about how medical devices are helping athletes win.
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Briefs: Medical
Prof. Abhishek Singh Dahiya and his team present ZnO nano-wire-based high-performance ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors on flexible, biodegradable substrate.
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Rapid Precision Prototyping Program Speeds Medtech Product Development

Rapid prototyping technologies play an important role in supporting new product development (NPD) by companies that are working to bring novel and innovative products to market. But in advanced industries where products often make use of multiple technologies, and where meeting a part’s exacting tolerances is essential, speed without precision is rarely enough. In such advanced manufacturing—including the medical device and surgical robotics industries — the ability to produce high-precision prototypes early in the development cycle can be critical for meeting design expectations and bringing finished products to market efficiently.